Best PlacesTurnagain, Anchorage, AK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turnagain, Anchorage, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Turnagain, Anchorage ranks 1,109th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Turnagain, Anchorage
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Turnagain, Anchorage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turnagain, Anchorage ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.1 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Turnagain, Anchorage ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,590 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Turnagain, Anchorage
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turnagain, Anchorage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $127,073; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Turnagain, Anchorage's effective rate of 1.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Turnagain, Anchorage
Turnagain, Anchorage's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Turnagain, Anchorage.
Who works in Turnagain, Anchorage, and how
Work in Turnagain, Anchorage centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Turnagain, Anchorage
Turnagain, Anchorage has more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 1 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Turnagain, Anchorage and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Turnagain, Anchorage, month by month
Turnagain, Anchorage sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 69 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 11° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 69° | 61° | 54° |
| October | 45° | 38° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Turnagain, Anchorage
Ted Stevens Anchorage International sits about 2 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 71 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Turnagain, Anchorage
Schools across Turnagain, Anchorage average a C, better than 42% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kincaid ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Inlet View ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Turnagain ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mears Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Romig Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Dimond High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- West High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turnagain, Anchorage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turnagain, Anchorage measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Turnagain, Anchorage against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Turnagain, Anchorage
Is Turnagain, Anchorage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turnagain, Anchorage ranks 1,109th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turnagain, Anchorage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $455,888. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $127,073 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Turnagain, Anchorage safe?
Turnagain, Anchorage is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $702 per resident a year.
Compare Turnagain, Anchorage with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turnagain, Anchorage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turnagain, Anchorage represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Turnagain, Anchorage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turnagain, Anchorage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turnagain, Anchorage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turnagain, Anchorage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turnagain, Anchorage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turnagain, Anchorage detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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